Matthias Eduard Schweizer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetMatthias Eduard Schweizer
Swiss chemist (1818-1860)
Date of Birth: 08-Aug-1818
Place of Birth: Wila, canton of Zürich, Switzerland
Date of Death: 23-Oct-1860
Profession: chemist
Nationality: Switzerland
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About Matthias Eduard Schweizer
- Matthias Eduard Schweizer (8 August 1818 – 23 October 1860) was a Swiss chemist. He is known for his 1857 invention of Schweizer's reagent, in which cellulose can be dissolved for production of artificial silk. He was one of the pioneers of the synthetic textile industry.
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